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{{Person Infobox
|name=Mitsuo Terada
|image=Photo Tsunku.jpeg
|fullname=Mitsuo Terada
|jpname=寺田光男
|romaji=Terada Mitsuo
|alias=Tsunku<br>{{tt|つんく♂|Tsunku♂}}<br>Ochama ([[Frog Hop]] only)
|born=October 29, 1968
|role=Series producer, composer, vocalist
}}
{{Nihongo|[[Wikipedia:Tsunku|Mitsuo Terada]]|寺田光男|Terada Mitsuo}}, known commonly under his stage name {{Nihongo|Tsunku♂|つんく♂|Tsunku♂}}, is a real-life Japanese composer who also appeared in, and produces the ''[[Rhythm Heaven (series)|Rhythm Heaven]]'' series.
==Biography==
As a real-life composer, he partnered with Nintendo to create ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', which would go on to become its own series, with Tsunku being heavily involved in its creation and all other games in the franchise. He was and remains widely celebrated, both by the vast majority of fans and by many employees he worked closely with.

As a character, he appears in the [[Try Again]] epilogue for [[Fan Club]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', though it was not noticed until the same character was posted on Tsunku's official Twitter, where it was confirmed that it was a representation of Tsunku. According to the [[Interview:Rhythm Tengoku 18 Secrets|Rhythm Tengoku 18 Secrets]] interview however, the [[Samurai Drummer]] was meant to be a representation of Tsunku, long before a more literal insert would appear in the previously mentioned epilogue. Also in [[Fan Club]], he is one of the people who voice the [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]] in Japanese<ref>"やっぱりキャナァーリ倶楽部のえり〜なに歌ってもらったら、ファンの方も2度おいしいかなと（笑）。ちなみにサルたちの「かーもね、ホイッ！」というかけ声は、つんく♂の声も混じっています。あと、実際のコンサートにも、サルの着ぐるみを着たファンの方もいらっしゃるようですね。" (I thought it would be twice as good for the fans if [[generasia:Hashiguchi Erina|Eri~na]] from [[generasia:Canary Club|Canary CLUB]] sang it for us (laughs). By the way, the monkeys' call of "Kamone, hoi!" has Tsunku♂'s voice mixed in. Also, it seems that there are fans who wear monkey costumes at the actual concerts.) ~ [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10236295/ Hideki Oguro], ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]'' STAFF'S VOICE</ref>. Tsunku is also the singer of [[Young Love Rock 'n' Roll]] in Japanese (credited as Ochama in-game), and consequently the voice of [[The Bandleader]] from [[Frog Hop]]<ref>"「明るいロケンロー」を歌ってるのは、実はつんく♂です。" (The person singing "[[Young Love Rock 'n' Roll]]" is actually Tsunku♂-san.) ~ [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10236295/ Oguro], ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]'' STAFF'S VOICE</ref>.

==Game Credits==
*''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' - Producer, Music
*''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' - Music, Producer
*''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' - Music, Producer
*''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' - Music Composer, Producer

== In-Game Appearances ==
=== ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' ===
* {{EIL|DS|1|4|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|DS|1|5|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|DS|5|4|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[The Bandleader]])
* {{EIL|DS|7|4|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|DS|7|5|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|DS|10|5|class=pixelated}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
=== ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' ===
* {{EIL|3DS|DT|2}} (cameo in [[Try Again]] epilogue, voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|3DS|DT|5}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|3DS|LHT|2}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|3DS|RHT|5}} (voice of [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])
* {{EIL|3DS|TM|5}} (voice of [[The Bandleader]] and [[Monkey#Fan Club|Monkeys]])

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Interview_2006-08-24_Tsunku.jpg|Tsunku playing the [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] in a strange way
Artwork 3DS Samurai Drummer.png|Artwork of [[Samurai Drummer]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', who's a caricature of Tsunku
Artwork 3DS Tibby and Tsunku.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
Epilogue 3DS Fan Club NG.png|Appearance in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
</gallery>

==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku]] - Wikipedia
*[https://www.tsunku.net/ つんく♂のすべて ''(All About Tsunku♂)''] - Tsunku's website
*[https://x.com/tsunkuboy つんく♂ [@tsunkuboy<nowiki>]</nowiki>] - Tsunku♂ on X
==References==
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